{"id":4206,"date":"2025-07-15T17:30:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:01:46","slug":"grand-kandyan-wins-big-at-culinary-art-competition-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=4206","title":{"rendered":"Grand Kandyan wins big at \u2018Culinary Art Competition 2025\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Kandyan Hotel made an impressive mark at the \u2018Culinary Art Competition 2025\u2019, organised by the Chef Guild of Lanka and held at the BMICH from 13th to 15th June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel\u2019s talented culinary team brought home a total of 34 medals, including a mix of Gold, Silver and Bronze, showcasing their exceptional skills and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Among the top accolades were: \u2018Most Outstanding Gold Medal for CBL Apprentice Dessert\u2019 and \u2018Most Outstanding Culinary Team\u2019 \u2013 Kandy Region 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These achievements reaffirm Grand Kandyan\u2019s reputation for culinary excellence and innovation in the hospitality industry\u2019 said Thusith Samaraweera, the General Manger of the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4208\" src=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-02-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-02-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4207\" src=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-01-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-01-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4209\" src=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-03-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grand-Kandyan-03-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Kandyan Hotel made an impressive mark at the &lsquo;Culinary Art Competition 2025&rsquo;, organised by the Chef Guild of Lanka and held at the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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